Hannah Moscovitch is one of Canada's most prominent playwrights. She has written sixteen plays, including East of Berlin, Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, and This is War, and she has been honoured with numerous awards, among them the Governor General's Literary Award, the Nova Scotia MasterWorks Arts Award, and the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize. Hannah's music-theatre hybrid Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story (co-created with Christian Barry and Ben Caplan) became a TimeOut and New York Times Critic's Pick, winning both the Herald Angel and Scotsman Fringe First awards at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and receiving six Drama Desk Award nominations in New York, crossing the 400-performance line in the process.
In television, Hannah is Co-Creator, Executive Producer, and Head Writer of Little Bird alongside showrunner Jennifer Podemski, which has garnered a landslide of awards and critical praise, including the Séries Maria Prix Public (or Audience Award) and thirteen Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Drama Series. Most recently, Hannah was Co-Executive Producer on Season One and Season Two of AMC's hit series Interview with the Vampire. Amanda West Lewis has built a life filled with words on the page and on the stage, combining careers as a writer, theatre director, and calligrapher.
She is the artistic director and founder of the Ottawa Children's Theatre, a company dedicated to enriching young lives through drama. Amanda holds an M. F. A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, with a specialist certificate in writing picture books. Her published work includes seven books for children and youth ranging from historical YA fiction to craft and picture books.
A professional calligrapher, her work has been featured in international shows and she has taught the history of letterform throughout Ontario. She is passionate about the importance of arts education for all ages. You can find more about Amanda at http://www.amandawestlewis.com, on Facebook at @amandawest.lewis, and on Twitter at @AmandaWestLewis.
In television, Hannah is Co-Creator, Executive Producer, and Head Writer of Little Bird alongside showrunner Jennifer Podemski, which has garnered a landslide of awards and critical praise, including the Séries Maria Prix Public (or Audience Award) and thirteen Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Drama Series. Most recently, Hannah was Co-Executive Producer on Season One and Season Two of AMC's hit series Interview with the Vampire. Amanda West Lewis has built a life filled with words on the page and on the stage, combining careers as a writer, theatre director, and calligrapher.
She is the artistic director and founder of the Ottawa Children's Theatre, a company dedicated to enriching young lives through drama. Amanda holds an M. F. A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, with a specialist certificate in writing picture books. Her published work includes seven books for children and youth ranging from historical YA fiction to craft and picture books.
A professional calligrapher, her work has been featured in international shows and she has taught the history of letterform throughout Ontario. She is passionate about the importance of arts education for all ages. You can find more about Amanda at http://www.amandawestlewis.com, on Facebook at @amandawest.lewis, and on Twitter at @AmandaWestLewis.
